Thailand’s economy appears to be shrugging off the recent political turmoil, with government growth forecasts being revised up for the second time in three months. But economists urge caution about getting too upbeat. Thailand may achieve a remarkable 6 percent growth in gross domestic product this year, but long-term the prognosis isn’t quite so rosy. [...]
TEAM NEWS North Korea may ring the changes after picking the same starting XI in their opening two matches. Coach Kim Jong-hun is likely revert to an even more defensive system as they look to salvage pride after their 7-0 thrashing against Portugal. The Ivory Coast need goals, so they are likely to restore Gervinho [...]
Israel’s navy has shot and killed four Palestinians wearing diving gear off the Gaza coast, officials say. The Israeli military said it believed those on board the boat were planning a terrorist attack. Hamas officials in Gaza say four bodies have been recovered and two people are missing. It comes a week after nine pro-Palestinian [...]
Two men arrested at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport have been charged with conspiring to commit an act of international terrorism. US authorities say they intended to join a jihadist group in Somalia and kill American troops overseas. Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, were held before they could board separate [...]
Israeli troops say they have taken control of an aid ship trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military says its soldiers boarded the Irish-owned vessel from the sea and did not meet any resistance. It says the ship is now being taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod. There has [...]
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — When pictures of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s multi-colored button down shirt started spreading on the Internet, people around the world cringed. But not Peter Crawfurd and Michael Yang. They saw brilliance. “Extraordinary,” said Yang, of Hatoyama’s purple, red, yellow, blue and green shirt. “That’s exactly what we see in the Japanese [...]
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